Popular cab-sharing service Uber founded UberMILITARY in late 2014 as a promise to hire more military veterans, active duty troops and military spouses as drivers. Only 18 months into the program, the company has already hired 50,000 members of the military community.

To celebrate this milestone, Uber is donating $1 million to 15 organizations, including Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA).

UberMILITARY provides veterans a form flexible form of employment to aid their transition out of the military. Drivers are independent contractors who decide their own work hours and are paid per ride. Veterans and spouses who have to juggle job interviews, counseling sessions, school or childcare can easily activate their Uber app and earn some quick cash when they have a free moment.

In a press release, Uber announced how the program will move forward and continue its mission.

We’re 18 months into our program, and there is a lot more work to do. Based on feedback from the military community, we have several priorities moving forward:

– $500 million to drivers who have worked or still work in the military by 2020: Today we are setting our next goal–helping drivers from UberMILITARY to take home half a billion dollars by 2020 as we continue to sign up more people and get them out on the road.

– Increasing access to reliable transportation for military communities and reducing alcohol-related incidents on and around military installations. To make transportation more accessible around military installations, we want to work with base commanders to pilot a program that would allow drivers to earn more when they start or end a trip at a military base. We’re also talking to the Department of Defense about other ways we can work together to encourage more people to drive with Uber in these areas. By expanding access to reliable rides at the push of a button, we hope to see a reduction in alcohol-related incidents in military communities. To achieve that goal, we will work with our partner Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) on safety education programs.

– Making Uber even more rewarding for drivers who come from the military. According to a recent survey of drivers in the program, the top reason they sign up with Uber is to earn money as a secondary source of income. And when they choose Uber to do it, we want to make it as rewarding for them as possible, with perks and rewards for them and their families. We will build a special savings program – like our existing savings program – that offers expanded and unique rewards specifically for members of the UberMILITARY community.

About 5,000 military veterans in San Diego are registered Uber drivers. Brian Hughes, the general manager of Uber in San Diego, told the San Diego Union-Tribune that veterans tend to be more highly rated than civilian drivers.

“They are highly rated as a cohort for obvious reasons. Veterans are used to serving, are hardworking and respectful,” Hughes said.